Trio named for England Under 20 JWC opener

Promising young Bath Rugby Academy fullback Ollie Devoto and exciting new signings Anthony Watson and David Sisi have all been named in the England Under 20 starting line-up for their opening IRB Junior World Championship clash against France tomorrow, kick-off 17.45.

Harlequins No. 8 Jack Clifford captains the squad and is joined in the back row by Sisi and debutant Matt Hankin (Saracens).

21 members of the match day squad have previous Under 20 experience with Hankin and Tom Smallbone (London Irish) the two uncapped players.

Head coach Nick Walshe said: "It's a massive challenge playing against France, particularly in France, but it's a challenge that we're relishing. We obviously played them in the Six Nations and put in a good performance, but this is a different game – we won't be complacent, we'll be treating them with the respect they deserve.

"The lads have trained well for the first couple of days - they're looking good, but to be honest they just want to get out there and play."

All games will be shown live on Sky Sports HD, with England facing South Africa and the USA later in the pool stages.

England Under 20 starting XV to play France

15 Ollie Devoto (Bath Rugby)

14 Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)

13 Harry Sloane (Harlequins)

12 Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs)

11 Ben Howard (Worcester Warriors)

10 Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)

9 Callum Braley (Bristol Rugby)

1 Alec Hepburn (London Wasps)

2 Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)

3 Scott Wilson (Newcastle Falcons)

4 Elliott Stooke (Gloucester Rugby)

5 Dominic Barrow (Leeds Carnegie)

6 David Sisi (Bath Rugby)

7 Matt Hankin (Saracens)

8 Jack Clifford (Harlequins) (c)

Replacements:

16 Nathan Morris (London Wasps)

17 Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi (Northampton Saints)

18 Tom Smallbone (London Irish)

19 Tom Price (Leicester Tigers)

20 Ross Moriarty (Gloucester Rugby)

21 Alex Day (Northampton Saints)

22 Henry Purdy (Leicester Tigers)

23 Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)

IRB Junior World Championship schedule - All games live on Sky Sports HD